From: shawn1059@aol.com (Shawn1059)
Subject: [INFO] The News From Dayton - May 12, 1996
Date: 1996/05/14
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Happy Mom's Day to all as I return to once again give you a run down of
the Alex Marvez wrestling column printed every Sunday in the Dayton Daily
News. All copyrights reserved, so let's get to it:
* The headline story is Nitro expanding to two hours starting May 27.
Alex points out the advantage of this is allowing WCW to get a one-hour
head-start on Raw, it will be tough to present an entertaining show each
week, something that WCW has trouble doing already. Alex also points out
that head-to-head, Raw is getting better ratings than the NBA playoffs.
* A story on Ray Stevens passing away May 3 at the age of 60. Alex
comments that Ray was arguably the toughest worker during the 60s and
Stevens' match with Pepper Gomez at the San Francisco Cow Palace in 1962
set an attendance record (17,000) that still stands.
* Arn Anderson will be Ric Flair's partner against Steve McMichael and
Kevin Greene at the July 16 Great American Bash in Baltimore. Alex hopes
this will get "Mongo" out of the announcer booth permanently (Me too!!)
* Road Warrior Hawk has an ankle injury and won't be at Slamboree. Bobby
Walker and DDP are possible replacements.
* "Blood Runs Cold" will be a trio of Ninjas in the style of Mortal
Kombat. One of the three will be former WWF star Adam Bomb.
That's the news. Thanks to Alex Marvez again. Until next time....
Have Fun,
Shawn
"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" - Arthur Carlson,
WKRP